Holy Hell, the US Military Made the Fastest Quadcopter I’ve Ever Seen

DARPA , the Pentagon ’s research division , just revealed a upper monster quadcopterthat fly 45 air mile an 60 minutes . It ’s like a cheetah bourdon . I ca n’t stop watching glorious footage of this glorious cheetah laggard .

It ’s a product of DARPA’sFast Lightweight Autonomy program(FLA ) , whose finish is to gripe up drone processing power that ’ll let them carry out low - level tasks , like channelise in a crowded space , without human help . What makes this little guy cable even more impressive is that it ’s toting around a bunch of sensors and software so it can autonomously navigate around obstacle in its path — all while rack up those unprecedented speeds . That ’s what have this drone different from other likewise fast ones . It does go much tedious when it ’s actually autonomously navigating obstacle , however .

Pilot - spare , lightweight , smart , and wicked ready . This tech could be a huge avail for military members expect to save civilian in an irregular parking brake situation , like an seism zona , or gather intel in complex indoor space sans a homo with a remote command . Or just wow your aspect off .